Listen, I want to start by stating a very basic fact: Via Rail is a Crown corporation. Via Rail is operationally separate from the Government of Canada. The Government of Canada is the sole shareholder of Via Rail. We can therefore set the broad policy parameters under which Via Rail operates.
However, when there is a situation like the one we are discussing today—outside of Quebec City, for example—
It is Via Rail's responsibility to deal with that. I will be asking questions and making sure I get answers. I am going to ask its senior executives what happened and tell them they have to do a better job for this country.
That's what I said on the phone with the CEO and the chair of the board. That was unacceptable, and that has to change.